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Peanut Popper Diddy Kong Rejoins Super Smash Bros in Latest Update

21.02.2014

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The baseball cap wearing, gun-tooting Diddy Kong has been confirmed as a returning character in the next Super Smash Bros. games for Nintendo Wii U and 3DS.

To celebrate the release of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze today, Nintendo updated the character roster on the official website for the upcoming games. Armed with his explosive peanut popgun and barrel jet-pack, the cheeky simian once again juggles his foes with acrobatic prowess.

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Are you a Diddy Kong player - If so, how should he be tweaked for this release?

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Marzeee 21.02.2014#1

Wish it was Dixie Kong instead.

Azuardo 21.02.2014#2

Marzy said:
Wish it was Dixie Kong instead.

So much this. Best Kong ever.

Flynnie 21.02.2014#3

Marzy said:
Wish it was Dixie Kong instead.

I've always felt like they should have at least 4 characters from each franchise where its possible.

I think Fox, Falco, Peppy and Wolf could be different characters just like Donkey, Diddy, Dixie and maybe Lanky Kong.

I was worried at first when they said it would be a smaller roster but looks quite sizable.

I bet Yoshi will be announced when Yarn Yoshi pumps up its campaign. Although i am starting to get a little worried about Captain Falcon... Smilie

Azuardo 21.02.2014#4

I'd imagine the mainstays since the original game are a given. So Falcon, Jiggly, Ness etc would all be in, I reckon.

Hope there is some sort of Yarn Yoshi skin for him...and I hope Zelda and Link get Skyward skins (TP skins again was really disappointing).

Flynnie 21.02.2014#5

Azuardo said:
I'd imagine the mainstays since the original game are a given. So Falcon, Jiggly, Ness etc would all be in, I reckon.
Hope there is some sort of Yarn Yoshi skin for him...and I hope Zelda and Link get Skyward skins (TP skins again was really disappointing).

I'd like to hope so, although i could live without Jiggles.

How about ALBW's Link? Maybe they could have costume specific characters per console.

Its good to see Diddy in though as i liked him in Brawl.

Azuardo 21.02.2014#6

Closest we got to a classic Link style was one of Toon's alts.

Second from right.

Actual new skins with the different hair and designs would be great, but just can't see such a thing happening, unfortunately.

The TP Zelda & Link in this one has really irked me for some reason, though. Just seems so lazy. I wonder what sort of Link will appear in the new Zelda on Wii U, since his design is obviously not going to be in SSB4. I wish it was either SS Link or the new one in this game.

Stulaw 21.02.2014#7

Flynnie said:

I was worried at first when they said it would be a smaller roster but looks quite sizable.

No-one but people from neogaf said that, Sakurai said that the number of characters might be restricted because of the 3DS cart size, but from what I gather the roster will be bigger than Brawl.

On topic, I didn't really like using Diddy Kong, but nice to see some differences in him in comparison to his Brawl iteration.

( Edited 22.02.2014 20:22 by Stulaw )

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jb 22.02.2014#8

I didn't like Diddy initially, but he really did grow on me - in particular his "dick on face" attack and those pesky bananas. Have won a few decent 1 on 1s using him because he appears so unpredictable.

Dixie would be awesome - more females and potential for some unique moves too.

Wolf - no thanks. Absolute waste of a character.

Ganondorf should be made different this time round, perhaps a bit floaty with a sword (more akin to OOT Ganondorf)

Lanky - hmm, is there some sort of restriction on using lanky?

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Flynnie 23.02.2014#9

Surely some Xenoblade character will make it in there with the launch of X, i wonder if Bayonetta would make it in. Doesn't really deserve too, but i could see it happening.

JB are you thinking that Lanky can't get in because of it being a RARE asset or more because his reach on his moves would just be so annoying!?

cafc4eva 23.02.2014#10

What's your opinion on the lack of story mode? I thought the story mode on the Wii version was great. I am wondering now whether there is enough here to warrant the purchase.

JoshSL 24.02.2014#11

I'd say the likes of Dixie, K. Rool, and Cranky still have a slight chance, though I don't expect the roster will be much bigger than Brawl's.

When people think Donkey Kong, they think Donkey Kong and Diddy, Diddy is the de-facto secondary protagonist and was the first non-DK DK character to appear in Mario games too, so even if I too am not a fan of him I can't say I ever expected another Kong over him.

Fingers crossed that another Kong or Kremling still has a chance of joining the fight.

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Marzeee 24.02.2014#12

I like Diddy, but the reason I put "instead" was because I don't expect them to put Dixie Kong in the roster and I'd rather have Dixie over DK or Diddy. She the best Kong. Smilie